Tag: STD’s

R&B Singer Usher Raymond, STD's

Lawyer Lisa Bloom Says Usher Infected Several Women With STDs

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Usher Raymond‘s STD scandal is widening as more women step forward claiming the 38-year-old singer infected them with Genital Herpes.

The scandal erupted last week when court documents leaked to gossip tabloids revealing how Usher paid a $1.1 million settlement to one of his ex-wife, Tameka Foster‘s bridesmaids.

Lawyer Lisa Bloom says the women reached out to her last week claiming Usher neglected to tell them he was diagnosed with genital herpes before they had unprotected sex with him.

The court documents describe Usher leaking a green discharge, which is more commonly associated with gonorrhea than herpes.

One woman who claims she was infected by Usher is demanding at least $20 million — $19 million more than she originally asked for.

In her initial lawsuit, the woman, named as “Jane Doe”, claimed the promiscuous singer used a condom when they had sex the first time on April 16 in Atlanta. But when the two were intimate a second time 12 days later, she says he did not use protection.

The woman says she found out about the “possibility of contracting an STD” when she learned about a lawsuit in 2012 in which Usher coughed up $1.1 million (excluding lawyers fees) to one of Tameka Foster’s bridesmaids.

The new lawsuit claims Jane Doe, who is not infected with herpes, is seeking $20 million for “exposing” her to herpes, emotional distress, negligence and sexual battery with an infected penis.

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Usher paid $1.1M to woman he allegedly infected with herpes

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Usher paid out $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit with a stylist who claimed the pop star infected her with herpes, court papers show.

The documents were first published Wednesday by Radar Online, but they appear to date back to 2012.

The 38-year-old “Confessions” singer, whose real name is Usher Raymond IV, was diagnosed with herpes in 2009 or 2010, according to the court papers. But nonetheless, he had unprotected sex with the claimant without confessing that he was carrying the virus.

The law is clear in California: It is illegal to knowingly or recklessly transmit an STD. Usher allegedly did just that when he told the victim he had tested negative for the virus, despite a “greenish discharge” from his penis, the court papers say.

“Believing Raymond’s statements that (the discharge) had been nothing and cleared up, (she) continued her relationship,” the legal docs said. The claimant was later diagnosed with herpes, complete with vaginal sores, fevers and chills, she alleged in papers.

Usher paid some of the victim’s medical bills in 2012 — $2,754.40 in all, the court papers show. That’s when he also had his doctor call the woman to tell her that the singer did indeed carry the herpes virus.

Usher had herpes for years the legal documents noted that Usher was “exposed to herpes” in 2009 or 2010, around when he finalized his divorce to Tameka Foster after she accused him of cheating.

The singer married his current wife, Grace Miguel, in 2015.

Herpes is a life-long STD and everything that looks clean ain’t clean.

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Medical Minute: Untreatable ‘Super Gonorrhea’ On the Rise

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A new untreatable form of gonorrhea, called “super gonorrhea” is infecting people all over the world. This new strain is mainly spread by oral sex, and there is no treatment.

This new strain was developed after doctors misdiagnosed it for strep throat and began overprescribing antibiotics. Researchers say the bacteria has gotten smarter and adapted quickly to resist standard treatment.

The super strain of gonorrhea is resistant to all antibiotics, including the last line of defense — azthromycin (AZT) and ceftriaxone antibiotics.

Gonorrhea usually infects 78 million people per year. It commonly affects the genitals, rectum and throat.

Patients infected with gonorrhea usually have no symptoms. But if left untreated, gonorrhea can cause abdominal and genital pain and a smelly discharge from the genitals. Also common is fever, frequent urge to urinate, irregular menstruation, or sore throat and difficulty swallowing.

Gonorrhea is the 2nd most commonly spread STD in America. It can increase the risk of HIV infection and can be spread from mother to child during childbirth.

The NY Daily News reports that 3 new antibiotics are in the pipeline, but it is not known when those drugs will reach the market.

The standard cautions still apply: use condoms and gels, or practice abstinence if you are not married.